Midwesterner: But I would say that a much more significant number of boys get engaged in the first one or two girls, than girls do.
Because there are so fewer of them…
I think you’re right that there’s a further imbalance caused by the fact that it’s so much easier to look for a top boy than to be one (I think that’s the same phenomenon you described).
But that’s clearly not the only issue, there is also a demographic issue, and the fact that the demographic disparity is exacerbated by other factors is only more of a reason to try and address it, not less of a reason.